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Bigfoot sighting in Arizona, United States

May 1987 · Painted Rock Reservoir -Maricopa County, Arizona, United States

Five fishing companions camped at Painted Rock Reservoir, Arizona, in May 1987; around 2 am a nine-foot creature stood in the water about 15 feet away, was shot at, and fled into the trees.

Facts

Reported as
Maricopa County, 1987
Date
May 1987
Place
Painted Rock Reservoir -Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
Evidence
visual
Point
33.046, -112.936
Located within
7.6 km
Time
about 02:00, night
Witness was
in bed
Witnesses
5
Creatures
1
Distance
4.6 m (15 ft)
Height
2.7 m (9 ft)
Behaviour
approaching, fleeing, standing, vocalizing, watching
Traces
blood
In the account
approached, at camp, bluff charge, branches breaking, campfire, felt fear, female features, firearm present, fired weapon, footprints found, full moon, injured, looked at witness, near water, reported years later, searched after, swam or waded, very tall, witness yelled, woken by it
Account
firsthand
Sources
2 independent

Sources

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